$100M disappears, no paper trail found, $137M not properly verified
- Parliamentary body recommends Forensic Audit for Ministry of Health Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly, Ms. Volda Lawrence, yesterday recommended a forensic audit of the Ministry of Health (MOH) accounts. The recommendation was made during the PAC interrogation of the Health Ministry’s financial team headed by Permanent Secretary, Hydar [...]
World Bank’s Amaila Falls comment angers Govt.
The comment by World Bank Country Representative, Giorgio Valentini, that the World Bank was never approached to finance the Amaila Falls hydro project has drawn a strong reaction from Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. The Finance Minister went as far as to question the Bank’s priorities over its move to new offices and Valentino’s appearances [...]
Aspiring pilots, doctors among Grade Six Top Performers
They come from varied backgrounds, but this year’s top achievers in the Grade Six Assessment have some things in common – they worked hard, but were not deprived of the joys of childhood. Top student Sonia Ghir, a student of Mae’s Under 12 in Georgetown, said she felt “amazing” when word of the results came [...]
Gaskin mounts second court challenge against Amaila Falls road contract
Ramon Gaskin has moved, once again, to the High Court to challenge for a second time to quash Government’s decision to award a $15M USD contract to Synergy Holdings Inc. for the design and building of a road from Linden to Amaila Falls to facilitate the construction of a planned 230 KV transmission line. The [...]
Dem boys seh… Kwame and Jason sharing CN statement
Some people does try really hard to get in trouble and then beg fuh help. Somebody get hold of all de statements in de Sharma case and dem decide to share dem out. People get de statements and wonder why dem get. Dem never see who sharing de things but as dem boys seh, moon [...]
City’s mayor survives close no-confidence vote
- PNCR Councillors also unhappy By Leonard Gildarie Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, yesterday survived a no-confidence vote moved against him by Councillor Ranwell Jordan, a former mayor of the city. The no-confidence move against Green, saw 14 Councillors disagreeing with the motion and 12 voting for it. It also highlighted a deep divide in [...]
Cop in Patentia schoolboy shooting death tried for murder
The police constable from the La Grange Police Station, who was implicated in the shooting to death of schoolboy Kelvin Fraser, was yesterday charged with murder. Thirty-year-old Quacy John of lot 325 Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was not required to plead to the indictable charge yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, [...]
Aging sniffer dogs blamed for drug lapses
Sniffer dogs are being blamed for airport security lapses in Guyana, where police said yesterday that their canines are too old or not skilled enough to detect drugs stuffed inside suitcases. Police are preparing to buy and train new animals to replace the Force’s three sniffer dogs — two at the main international airport and [...]
20-year-old woman missing in interior
- mother receives reports that she was murdered The mother of a 20-year-old woman is hoping that the reports of her daughter’s death in the interior are false. Sandra Etwaroo told Kaieteur News that she received the chilling news that her daughter, Swarsattie Ramjattan, called Ramona, was murdered two weeks ago in the interior. The [...]
Inter-Religious Organisation condemns Gay and Lesbian Film Fest
Bishop Juan Edghill, yesterday, in his capacity as Public Relations Officer of the Inter Religious Organisation, spoke out against the ongoing Gay and Lesbian film festival being staged by the Society Against Sexual Orientation and Discrimination (S.A.S.O.D.). The film festival has been running for the better part of this month. It will see its last [...]
All Grade Six students to get secondary education
- Girls outperform boys again The Georgetown education district came out on top at this year’s Grade Six Assessment, an exam which qualifies students to move on to secondary education. Minister of Education Shaik Baksh gave the results yesterday, saying he was pleased with the performance, especially with the improved performance in Mathematics. He said [...]
Forged vehicle number plates send policemen to jail
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday refused to grant bail to two policemen who allegedly helped to forge a license plate number for an unlicensed foreign vehicle. Police Constables Daryl Archer, 31, of 161 Dacuma Circle, Linden; and Rockwell Scarder, 22, of 41 Bagotville East Bank Demerara; were not required to plead to the indictable [...]
One year after legs severed… Disabled seaman still awaits court date
One year and six months after his legs were severed in a trawler mishap, seaman Russel Cornelius, is still awaiting a date when his case will be heard in the High Court. Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, who is representing Cornelius, confirmed yesterday that the matter has been filed in the High Court. Cornelius is seeking $25M [...]
Guyana calls for clarity on World Bank’s forest money release
- cites changing goalposts, benchmarks as concerns The Government yesterday called on World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to ensure that there is even-handedness in the timely release of monies for eligible countries involved in the fight to protect the world’s forest. The comments were made yesterday by the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Robert [...]
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into open door of parked vehicle
A 23-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Sunday night after he rode into the open door of a parked minibus. At the time he was heading home on his motor Chappy. Lakeraj Kushera, of 450 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was pronounced dead around 21:30 hours, about 30 minutes after the collision which occurred on [...]
Reptile flows through Berbice tap
New Amsterdam, Berbice- A housewife of Nurseville, a community located on the outskirts of New Amsterdam, last Thursday, got the shock of her life as she was doing her daily chores. As she returned to pick up a bucket of water, she noticed a creature in the bucket. Upon closer examination, with the help of [...]
GAWU collaborates to launch one year project
Under the theme “Promoting Legal Rights and Building Union Capacity in Guyana” the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) along with Britain’s General Union (GMB), have begun a year-long project that started yesterday at GAWU, on High Street, Kingston. The Project aims to [...]
Post Mortem on woman’s body suggests poison
- body parts sent for further testing FERRY STREET, NEW AMSTERDAM – Forty-nine-year old Keith Simon was released yesterday from police custody. The man was detained on Sunday evening, hours after his reputed wife, Pauline David, of Ferry Street, New Amsterdam was declared dead at the New Amsterdam Hospital. Dr. Nehaul Singh performed the autopsy [...]
Crash victims injured as driver of black wagon remains on the run
Up to press time yesterday police were still unable to locate the black wagon which was involved in a hit and run accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. Meanwhile, the two injured persons, Orlando Mc Arthur and his wife, Maria Stephens, remain hospitalised. On Sunday night the couple who hails from La Parfaite Harmonie, West [...]
Mahaicony Rice Mills owes farmers $380M, GRDB mulls action
More than $380M is owed to farmers by one of Guyana’s biggest rice millers and authorities say that they contemplating taking actions unless answers are forthcoming. According to officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday, for the last crop, Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) bought almost $818M in paddy from farmers but only paid [...]
Unlicensed driver causes road fatality
Charges are likely to be laid against the driver of the car that was involved in Sunday’s road accident at Pearl, East Bank Demerara that claimed the life of Police Corporal Sharyn Denny. Investigations have since revealed that the driver of the car was unlicensed. He was also found to be under the influence of [...]
“Produce the evidence of Child Labour “- Minister Nadir
- in response to Ambassador Luis CdeBaca Minister of Labour Human and Social Services, Manzoor Nadir, has challenged the United States to produce evidence to support the recent trafficking in persons (TIP) report. United States Ambassador, Luis C deBaca, on Tuesday last, said that the easiest way for Guyana to get off the U. S. [...]
Jagindra is Essequibo’s top performer, places seventh nationally
Eleven-year-old, Jagindra Persaud, of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, and pupil of the Suddie Primary School, was the nation’s seventh highest achiever at this year’s Grade Six Assessment. Yesterday, he said that he was very proud. Initially, he was speechless when Kaieteur News broke the news of his success to him. The young Persaud, who was about [...]
The ground provision boy
Dear Editor, I like metem and often buy the fish and provision at the Mon Repos market. More often than not I buy my root vegetables from a stall managed by a lad who can’t be more than 10 years old. Once when he was struggling to calculate my change I asked him why he [...]
TIP report on Guyana unfair and inaccurate
Dear Editor, I wish to state that the United States’ very high handed approach to countries in the world when it comes to judging them, whether it is based on the human trafficking situation or their economic successes or failures, is wholly unfair and unreasonable. Guyana’s position on the Tier 2 Watch List suggests that [...]
